Rickey Henderson

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: December 25, 1958 in Chicago, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA).

High School: Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: June 24, 1979 (Age 20-181d, 14,191st in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 19, 2003 (Age 44-268d)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2009. (Voted by BBWAA on 511/539 ballots)
View Rickey Henderson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert, Dan Horwits • Previously: Richie Bry

Full Name: Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson

Nicknames: Man of Steal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

111.1

10961

3055

297

.279

2295

RBI

1115

1406

OBP

.401

SLG

.419

OPS

.820

OPS+

127

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	NYY		MIN	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	NYY		MIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
3	3	Apr 8	NYY		MIL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 9	NYY		MIL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 10	NYY		MIL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 11	NYY	@	TOR	L,9-17	CG	56	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	NYY	@	TOR	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 15	NYY	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 16	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	12	Apr 17	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	13	Apr 18	NYY	@	MIN	W,18-5	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 19	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	16	Apr 22	NYY		TOR	L,4-6	CG	54	12.0	1	0	2	3	0	LF
17	17	Apr 23	NYY		TOR	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 24	NYY		TOR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
19	19	Apr 26	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
20	20	Apr 27	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	CG	42	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	Apr 28	NYY		KCR	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
22	22	Apr 29	NYY		TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	Apr 30	NYY		TEX	W,15-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 1	NYY		TEX	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	25	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	52	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
26	26	May 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	27	May 4	NYY	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 5	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 6	NYY	@	TEX	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	30	May 7	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	1	1	0	2	1	LF
31	32 (1)	May 10	NYY		CHW	W,17-3	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	33	May 11	NYY		CHW	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	34	May 13	NYY		CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	35	May 14	NYY		CAL	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	39 (3)	May 20	NYY		OAK	L,3-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	40	May 21	NYY		OAK	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	41	May 22	NYY		OAK	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	42	May 23	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	43	May 24	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	44	May 25	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	45	May 27	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	46	May 28	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
43	47	May 29	NYY	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
44	48	May 30	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	52	13.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
45	49	May 31	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	50	Jun 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
47	51	Jun 3	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	52	Jun 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	66	13.2	6	0	0	6	0	LF
49	53	Jun 5	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	54	Jun 6	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	55	Jun 7	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	LF
52	56	Jun 8	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	GS	21	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	63 (6)	Jun 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
54	64	Jun 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	68 (3)	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	73 (4)	Jun 27	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	78 (4)	Jul 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	79	Jul 3	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	6	0	0	6	0	LF
59	80	Jul 4	NYY	@	TEX	W,13-2	GS	23	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
60	81	Jul 5	NYY	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	82	Jul 6	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	83	Jul 8	NYY		KCR	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
63	84	Jul 9	NYY		KCR	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	85	Jul 10	NYY		KCR	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	86	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
66	87	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
67	88	Jul 16	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	89	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
69	90	Jul 18	NYY		TEX	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	91	Jul 19	NYY		TEX	L,2-7	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	92	Jul 21	NYY	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	93	Jul 22	NYY	@	KCR	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	94	Jul 23	NYY	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	95	Jul 24	NYY	@	KCR	W,10-8	GS	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
75	96	Jul 25	NYY		MIL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
76	97	Jul 26	NYY		MIL	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
77	98	Jul 27	NYY		MIL	W,16-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	99	Jul 28	NYY		MIL	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	100	Jul 29	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
80	101	Jul 30	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	103 (1)	Aug 2	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-11	GS	35	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	104	Aug 3	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	105	Aug 5 (1)	NYY		MIN	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	106	Aug 5 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,2-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	107	Aug 6	NYY		MIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	109 (1)	Aug 9	NYY		TOR	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	110	Aug 10	NYY		TOR	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	111	Aug 11	NYY		TOR	L,5-6	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	112	Aug 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	113	Aug 13	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-12	CG	46	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	114	Aug 14	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	115	Aug 16	NYY		CAL	L,6-15	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
93	116	Aug 17	NYY		CAL	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	117	Aug 18	NYY		CAL	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	118	Aug 19 (1)	NYY		SEA	W,5-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	119	Aug 19 (2)	NYY		SEA	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	120	Aug 20	NYY		SEA	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	121	Aug 21	NYY		SEA	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
99	122	Aug 22	NYY		OAK	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
100	123	Aug 23	NYY		OAK	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	124	Aug 24	NYY		OAK	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	125	Aug 25	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	126	Aug 26	NYY	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	56	11.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	127	Aug 27	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-12	GS	31	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF
105	129 (1)	Aug 29	NYY	@	SEA	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
106	130	Aug 30	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	131	Aug 31	NYY	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	132	Sep 2	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	133	Sep 3	NYY	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	134	Sep 4	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-11	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	135	Sep 5	NYY		CLE	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
112	136	Sep 6	NYY		CLE	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
113	137	Sep 7	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
114	138	Sep 8	NYY		DET	W,7-4	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	139	Sep 9	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
116	140	Sep 10	NYY		DET	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
117	141	Sep 11	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	74	18.0	12	0	0	12	0	LF
118	142	Sep 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
119	143	Sep 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	144	Sep 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
121	145	Sep 15	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	146	Sep 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	147	Sep 17	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	148	Sep 18	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
125	149	Sep 19	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	150	Sep 20	NYY		BAL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
127	151	Sep 21	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	152	Sep 23	NYY		BOS	L,9-10	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
129	153	Sep 24	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
130	154	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
131	155	Sep 26	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
132	156	Sep 27	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	157	Sep 28	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	158	Sep 29	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	159	Sep 30	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
136	160	Oct 1	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							138gm		1192.0	321	9	12	342	5